Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
535
836
576
494
504
1198
1338
1363
1572
2005
1753
1657
1481
1132
997
847
713
573
469
380
303
303
249
206
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:12AM1.78m
12:24PM1.61m
1:00AM1.75m
1:17PM1.59m
1:50AM1.75m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.44m
6:29AM0.57m
6:37PM0.48m
7:20AM0.58m
7:28PM0.51m
8:13AM0.55m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
9
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
15
16
19
19
15
14
14
13
13
14
18
18
16
15
16
14
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
16
14
14
17
17
14
13
12
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
10
0.2
N
12
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
535
11
576
494
504
1198
1338
1363
1572
2005
1753
1657
1481
1132
997
847
713
573
469
380
303
303
249
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.7
NE
13
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
11
3
171
150
88
71
56
40
9
27
19
14
9
14
4
8
8
2
14
14
13
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
295
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
2
NE
10
1.4
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.6
SW
3
0.5
NW
6
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
51
836
143
261
128
85
6
16
17
17
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
193
469
469
469
476
37
0
0
9
9
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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